Frederic, Lord Leighton

1830–1896

Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘An Athlete Wrestling with a Python’ 1877
An Athlete Wrestling with a Python 1877
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Biography

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was an English painter and sculptor. His works depicted historical, biblical, and classical subject matter. Leighton was bearer of the shortest-lived peerage in history; after only one day his hereditary peerage became extinct upon his death.

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Aesthetic movement New sculpture

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Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘An Athlete Wrestling with a Python’ 1877

Frederic, Lord Leighton An Athlete Wrestling with a Python

1877
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art N01754
Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘The Bath of Psyche’ exhibited 1890

Frederic, Lord Leighton The Bath of Psyche

exhibited 1890
N01574
Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘The Sluggard’ 1885

Frederic, Lord Leighton The Sluggard

1885
N01752
Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It’ exhibited 1892

Frederic, Lord Leighton And the Sea Gave Up the Dead Which Were in It

exhibited 1892
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art N01511
Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘Lieder ohne Worte’ exhibited 1861

Frederic, Lord Leighton Lieder ohne Worte

exhibited 1861
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T03053

Frederic, Lord Leighton Helios and Rhodes

date not known
N03015
Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘Samson and the Lions’ published 1881

Frederic, Lord Leighton Samson and the Lions

published 1881
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Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘Mrs John Hanson Walker’ 1867

Frederic, Lord Leighton Mrs John Hanson Walker

1867
N04731
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Artist as subject

Sir Max Beerbohm, ‘The Man from Hymettus. Mr Frederick Leighton’ 1916

Sir Max Beerbohm The Man from Hymettus. Mr Frederick Leighton

1916
A01057
Anita Bartle, Grant Richards (London, UK), ‘This is my Birthday’ 1902

Anita Bartle, Grant Richards (London, UK) This is my Birthday

1902
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Henry Scott Tuke, ‘Register of paintings by Henry Scott Tuke’ 1879–1923

Henry Scott Tuke Register of paintings by Henry Scott Tuke

1879–1923
TGA 9019/1/2/1
Stanhope Alexander Forbes, recipient: Elizabeth Forbes, ‘Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong’ 26 December 1887

Stanhope Alexander Forbes, recipient: Elizabeth Forbes Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong

26 December 1887
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, recipient: Elizabeth Forbes Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong

date not known
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Anita Bartle, Grant Richards (London, UK), ‘This is my Birthday’ 1902

Anita Bartle, Grant Richards (London, UK) This is my Birthday

1902
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Stanhope Alexander Forbes, recipient: Elizabeth Forbes, ‘Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong, addressed 11 Elgin Avenue, London’ 19 May 1887

Stanhope Alexander Forbes, recipient: Elizabeth Forbes Letter from Stanhope Forbes to Elizabeth Armstrong, addressed 11 Elgin Avenue, London

19 May 1887
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Frederic, Lord Leighton, ‘An Athlete Wrestling with a Python’ 1877
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